Annual report of Nuclear Human Resource Development Center (April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025); Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation, Security and Human Resource Development

Integrated Support Center for Nuclear Nonproliferation, Security and Human Resource Development

This annual report summarizes the activities of Nuclear Human Resource Development Center (NuHRDeC) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) in the fiscal year (FY) 2024. In FY 2024, in addition to the regular training programs at NuHRDeC, we actively organized special training courses responding to the external training needs, cooperated with universities, offered international training courses for Asian countries, and promoted activities of the Japan Nuclear Human Resource Development Network (JN-HRD.net) and the human resource development concierge. Regular domestic training programs; training courses for radioisotopes and radiation engineers, nuclear energy engineers and national qualification examinations, were conducted as scheduled in the annual plan. We also delivered training for other organizations outside the JAEA. We continued cooperative activities with universities, such as acceptance of postdoctoral researchers, and activities in line with the cooperative graduate school system, including the acceptance of students from Nuclear Professional School, the University of Tokyo. Furthermore, joint course among seven universities was successfully held by utilizing remote education system. The joint course and the intensive summer course and nuclear fuel cycle training were conducted as part of the collaboration network with universities. The Instructor Training Program (ITP) under the contract with Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, was continually offered to the ITP participating countries. As part of the ITP, the Instructor Training courses such as "Reactor Engineering Course", advanced instructor training course, and the nuclear technology seminar "Basic Radiation Knowledge for School Education" were conducted at NuHRDeC. As joint secretariat of JN-HRD.net, we steadily promoted its operation and organized various activities, including public lectures and webinars (online seminars) for the general public, as well as site visits to nuclear-related facilities for students. Regarding the human resource development concierge, we promoted human resource development concierge activities by not only responding to inquiries and consultations from inside and outside of JAEA but also planning and managing Kansai nuclear open campus, through the human resource development contact point.